The efficacy and function of New Ligusticum chuanxiong

New Alpinia galanga is a traditional Chinese medicinal material. This type of medicine can cover many aspects of disease treatment, so before choosing New Alpinia galanga, you must have a good understanding of it. Let us introduce it in detail below.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of Neolitas serrata of the Lauraceae family.

[Original form] A South Asian litsea cubeba tree, up to 20m tall. Young branches are green with yellow pubescence, while old branches are dark brown and glabrous. Leaves are alternate or clustered at the ends of branches; petioles are slender, 1-1.5cm long, with short yellow hairs when young; leaf blades are ovate-oblong, 7-11cm long, 2.5-4cm wide, with narrow and gradually pointed apex, base cuneate and slightly decurrent, leathery, dark green, shiny, and glabrous above, pink-green beneath, with short yellow hairs along the midrib when young, and glabrous when old. Umbels grow in leaf axils; flowers are unisexual and dioecious; perianth has 4 lobes, ovate, about 2 mm long, with yellow filamentous pubescence in the middle and lower parts on the outside; 6 fertile stamens, with filaments having long pubescence; reduced pistils are small, with styles having long pubescence, and stigma shield-shaped. The fruit is nearly spherical, with a diameter of 6-7mm; the fruit receptacle is small, nearly flat, and about 2mm in diameter; the fruit stalk is 4-5mm long, gradually thickening upwards from the upper end. The flowering period is October-November, and the fruiting period is October-December.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: grows in forests or bushes.

[Chemical composition] The root of Zingiber officinale contains sesquiterpenes: linderalactone, linderane, noolinderane, zeylanine, zeylanicine and zeylanidine.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and relieve pain. Treats rheumatic pain

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 6-9g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After learning about some of the effects and common knowledge of New Asian Ginger, I hope that everyone will use scientific methods in the process of consumption to make it play a greater role.